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Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Giovanni’s Room is not a true story, but it parallels the author’s life. It’s somewhere between a fictionalized autobiography and historical fiction. It’s a very sad story which I really related to. The story follows a young man in Paris who falls in love with another man, much to his own surprise. Everything goes horribly… Continue reading Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. This is a very strange and interesting story. Written almost 250 years ago, it takes place in two-dimensional space which makes it challenging to even consider at first. Once you get the idea, it explores many interesting sociological concepts from class mobility to gender. The two-dimensional nature of the… Continue reading Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott
Fall 2019: Weekly Intersectional Privilege Event
I am an affluent, white, male, cis, able person who has these privileged identities within the American white-cis-ablist-classist-patriarchy. I am also a gay, socialesque, atheist which are marginalized identities within American hetero-ancap-christian culture. I see many gay, affluent, white, cis men forgetting about the fact that they are affluent, white, cis, men. This has led… Continue reading Fall 2019: Weekly Intersectional Privilege Event
Short Story: Gaudi Geodesic Masion Park Enclave
short story idea: geodesic gaudi mansion park enclave arcology as a condensing symbol for ignoring negative externalities
Metric Limit Orders
Product: Metric limit orders: For example, buy when price is less than two-week average, or sell when price is more than two week average.
Communal Storage
At Burning Man, I camp with Comfort & Joy. One of the many benefits of this camp is that they will transport totes to the playa for you; you are only responsible for getting yourself there. The stipulation is that everyone has to use this same tote. There are many benefits to this strategy. These… Continue reading Communal Storage
List of Self-Hosted SaaS Alternatives
Kickball/awesome-selfhosted A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted locally. Selfhosting is the process of locally hosting and managing applications instead of renting from SaaS providers.
Structure Ideas From The Expanse
There were a few really cool ideas for shelters and infrastructure in the new season of The Expanse that I wanted to talk about. All are variants of popular, existing styles of shelters in common use at Burning Man and elsewhere. All of these images are from episode 2, 3 or 4 of season four… Continue reading Structure Ideas From The Expanse
Queer Film History: Compare and contrast Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble
Compare and contrast Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble Pink Flamingos is an excellent example of John Waters’ early work. It is historically Queer in all four ways. Many of the characters are queer. The lead for example describes herself as a lesbian who has, “done everything,” and wants to, “kill everyone, now.” The film’s author… Continue reading Queer Film History: Compare and contrast Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble